Events
Friends of Lymington-Brockenhurst Line 1st meeting
9th Novemeber
Friends of Lymington-Brockenhurst Line will be hosting their inaugural meeting at the Lymington Community Centre at 7 O’clock. The evening is to gain support from the lines community interested in working on projects and schemes to support the all ready valuable work the Community Rail partnership do.
Lord and Lady Crauford, residents of Lymington and keen supporters of the line and it’s sustainability will be managing and running the new organisation as a ‘branch’ of the CRP, of which they are honorary members.
Information between the FOLB and CRP will be shared and fed back to the community with the hope of encouraging new passengers and keeping the ones we have for many years to come.
Keith Jay at New Forest Community Media,'The Park' just about to interview CRO Bobby Lock about Friends of Lymington-Brockenhurst Line and the CRP
A MEETING TO FOUND THE FRIENDS OF THE LYMINGTON TO BROCKENHURST LINE
(c/o 75 High Street, Lymington Hants SO41 9QQ)
ON MONDAY 9TH NOVEMBER 2009 AT 7 PM AT THE COMMUNITY CENTRE, CANNON ST, LYMINGTON
AGENDA
1. WELCOME and Introduction of Panel: from Nicholas Filbee, representing the Friends’ proposed Steering Group and the Lymington Chamber of Commerce
Cllr. Mel Kendal, responsible for Transport in Hampshire County Council and chairman of the Community Rail Partnership (CRP)
Michael Hedderly, Senior Rail Officer of Hampshire County Council and Secretary of the CRP
Dean Pettitt, for South West Trains
Bobby Lock, Community Rail Partnership
Robin Craufurd, potential Hon. Treasurer and rail user
Georgina Craufurd, potential Hon. Secretary and rail user
Ann Thomlinson, representing the Lymington Hospital users
Ian Faletto, ex officio, station master of Lymington stations
Thorold Masefield, representing Brockenhurst interests
2. WHO RUNS THE RAILWAY? Michael Hedderly on the Community Rail Partnership and the relationship of the Friends to the CRP (by means of a Memorandum of Understanding).
3. AIMS FOR THE FRIENDS:
a) To promote the use of the Railway Line: ‘use it or lose it’.
b) To provide a voice for users of the Railway Line.
c) To act as a ‘focus group’ for the CRP to discuss ideas with.
d) To demonstrate public support for the Line.
e) Ensure that facilities at stations are maintained or improved.
f) Promote appearance and cleanliness of the stations (NB recent prize to Brockenhurst station, and previous awards to Ian Faletto)
4. HOW FRIENDS WOULD BENEFIT FROM MEMBERSHIP (£3)
a) A voice
b) A newsletter with news and notes about relevant events in the area
c) Possibility of events of our own in the future
5. POLL to adopt the Panel as a Steering Group until the first AGM (early 2010)
6. THANKS TO PEOPLE PRESENT AND INVITATION TO JOIN THE FRIENDS.
RECEIVED £3.00 in subscription (to cover the period until 9th November 2010) from
…………………….. .. …. Signed on behalf of the Friends ………………………..
Around 70 people were present at the launch of the Friends of the Lymington to Brockenhurst Line at a public meeting at Lymington Community Centre. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Nicholas Filbee, a member of both the Lymington Chamber of Commerce and the Community Rail Partnership.
In addition to the formal business, which included voting in the members of a Steering Group to serve until the first AGM (due to take place early in the New Year), there was a lively discussion about the railway and services. Councillor Mel Kendal, Chairman of both the Community Rail Partnership and the Transport Committee of Hampshire County Council, contributed answers to questions relating to the HCC and the Community Rail Partnership. The role of the latter was explained by Mr. Michael Hedderly, Rail Officer at HCC.
At the end of the meeting, a large number of people signed up as Friends, and the membership now stands at 64. This number may be increased soon, however, since many people who could not come to the meeting are signing up by post. Anyone who would like to do this is invited to send £3.00 (payable to the Friends of the Lymington to Brockenhurst Line) to:
75 High Street, Lymington, Hants SO41 9YY, together with their name, address, phone number and email address (if any). The Friends will be sending out a formal notice of the first AGM in due course, and hope to publish a Newsletter for members in the near future.